Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-11
DAILY HERALD.
GRETTIE ROZELLE.
Her Attorneys Finish Her
Defense.
THE TESTIMONY FINISHED.
Argument to Take Place on
Monday, and the Case to
Go to the Jury.

~ WIo utthOiFtCCo yNpsOA'sJ
would close the evidence in the Ro
zelle trial, and this together with the
fact that Mrs. Rozelle was to relate
her version of the affair, d ew large
crowd of persons having an extraor
dinary amount of curiosity; extraor
dinary for the reason that no person
not otherwise endowed with that pro-
pensity, would endure the sitting all
and sickning fumes that permeate the
courtroom. After some preliminary
business in which the case OF Cris.
Rich was contin ued until Saturday at
/ 80 p. M, and an information filed
charging l.. Anderson with ob-truct-
ing a public officer, DR.. l. Cohen was
called, sworn and testified: reside in
Los Angeles. Am practicing phi, 81.
clan and practical chemist, having
spent ten years in laboratory work.
made an experiment yeste, day at the
instance of MIR. Crawford. Snlphuric
acid having great affinity fol
water when combined has a
tendency toward heating, or a
combustion is the result. II
produces great heat, but the escorotic
effect of the aciI woul,i be neutralized
After combining them yesterday ]
placed my finger in the solution but
received no injury.
Cross-examination The pain pro.
duced would probably be increa. ed by
water being dashed in the face after
the vitri ! was thrown, but the water
would neutralize its effects and It
would not burn SO deep.
MRS. RozELLs
Was again placed on the stand and
the cross-examination by the district
Attorney continued. The defense
requested that they be allowed to ask
the foil ,wing question. Granted.
@. After you threw the contents OF
the bottle on Peirie did you throw wa
ter in his face?
A. No, sir.
Regular dissemination testi-
fed on behalf of my husband when lie
was on trial. l may have said in thai
trial az threw vitriol on Petrie." ]
stated also that the vitriol had heen in
my house.
@. Did you not state, "I made a
loud noise when Petrie threw me Oh
the bed?"
A. may have SO testified.
Q. Did you not state you cried out
"help."
A. I may have said so.
@. Did You not say II made very
loud noi.e. l was much excited"
A. Yes, sir; / may have said it.
@. Did you or did you not say it ?
A. Yes, think said so.
@. Did you not say II holloaef
two or three times, and think l sale
help?"
A. Yes. l may have 50 answered
@. When he threw you on the bee
did you not testify you commenced tt
cry out?
A. I don't understand your ques
ton.
Question repeated by the reporter.
A. Yes, l may have.
@. Is it a fact that you did call fol
help?
A. may have. don't remember
q. Did you on cross-examination il
the other trial, state that you cried fol
help more than once?
A. may have, l don't know.
@. What words did you utter at
that time. in fact?
A. Really l don't know. I was ex-
cited.
@, In the former trial, did you moi
cay, "I don't know what did with the
bottle 2"
A. don't know.
@. In illustrating the occurrence be-
fore the jury, did you not say, you
held the bottle in your hand after you
threw the acid?
A. | don't remember, now.
@ Did you see finger mark on the
door, the stain OF vitrol?
A. Yes, sir. (Witness here was
asked to describe the wash stand.
which she did, There were mum
Der of bottles and glasses on the wash
stand. did not know what was in
the bottle.
@. Did Mr.. McGregor come to the
house the day after the occurrence?
A. think it was reporter, but |
don't know whether it was Mr.. Nc
Gregor. 1t may have been the same
man. He says he was there and
guess he was.
@. We're you not examined on the
former trial and did you not say "Mr.
Mcgregor was the reporter who inter-
viewed me?"
A. 81 may have. 1 tell you I was
excited and don't know who it was. "
q. Upon that occasion did you
say anything to that gentleman?
A. l don't remember whether /
spoke to him or not.
@. Did you make any statements
to anv one at that time?
Objected 10 on the grounds that it
was outside OF the direct examination
Objection sustained.
Q. On the 18th day of May in the
presence OF Mr.. McGregor and your
husband, did you not state how the
trouble happ9ned. Objected to on the
same grounds-Obiection overruled.
A. | don't remember.
Q. Did you not state in the trial of
your husband that you stated in. the
presence of your husband and Mr.
McGregor that you took the vitrol off
of the bureau and was not your ans
wer, 81 don't remember what said ?"
A. l don't quite understand the
question. (question repeatedly. As
near as / remember that is what said.
1 was so much excited / don't know
what said.
@. Did you state on the evening of
the 1lth of May, to Mrs. Martin, Mr..
Gibson, Mrs, Mullaly and Mr.. Martin
in the parlor, thatyou bad been throw
ing vitrol on Petrie? Objected to-
Objection overruled. Defendant ex-
cepts.
A. Please read the question, (ques-
ion ready there may have been some
but I don't remember
what was said, was very much ex-
:ited.
@. Did not yonr husband say if you